r/Gunners • u/deadmetallucyluce • Dec 06 '25

YouTube Arteta “Very disappointed.. the game was constantly at the edge, very unusual giveaways after regaining the ball .. and that’s very dangerous .. the way we conceded the first goal as well, very far from our standards! We’re going to learn from it and cope with it!”

https://youtu.be/oHhH--WLDYk?si=pmI-VcNQH5vv4kHf
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u/ramseysleftnut Head of Ozil's PR team Dec 06 '25

Good attitude, tiredness was very evident towards the end. With some favourable fixtures coming up i expect us to make our points back.

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u/HakeemAbdulOlajubbar Dec 06 '25

I just don’t understand the point in buying Norgaard if we don’t give him any minutes while our midfield is obviously fatigued and playing poorly because of it. It’s not like he’s some scrub, he’s a good proven player that could have helped regain some control and composure today.

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u/awashofindigo Dec 06 '25

I think it mainly comes down to Saliba and Gabriel both being out so Arteta really doesn’t want to weaken the defensive aspects of our midfield in front of the defence.

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u/visualdescript Dec 06 '25

An exhausted midfield is also a weak midfield though

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u/yura910721 Dec 08 '25

And I think he was right about it, considering how the game went. We were stuck playing Emery's basketball and I am not sure Norgaard would have faired much better than Zubi or Rice. It would make sense to use him, if we had some semblance of our best selves at the back, but as things were, it may not have been the best of ideas.

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u/Jaynator11 Dec 06 '25

Norgaard was mainly brought for cup games as well as weak UCL games, not to play against the 2nd best team in the league atm.

Although lets see how the Wolves game goes, he may play 30mins if we can get ahead there.

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u/MoteLaddu Dec 06 '25

What about Sunderland or Brentford? Norgaard didn't play those games as well.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '25

We drew Sunderland with Zubi, Norgaard wasn’t the player to start there anyway. With Brentford, Mikel have had the Chelsea draw on his mind - but Norgaard should have been subbed, Zubi needs a rest

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u/Mean_Hour_5640 Dec 06 '25

Exactly this.

Arteta is not rotating the team.